have more important fish to fry

To have more significant or more interesting things to do or attend to. It's really not worth my time. I've got more important fish to fry. I want Chris to help me with this project, but he claims he has more important fish to fry right now.

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fish to fry, to have better/bigger/other
have bigger fish to fry
have other/bigger fish to fry
have other fish to fry
other fish to fry
fry
better fish to fry
bigger fish to fry
fish to fry
Go fry an egg!

词组	have more important fish to fry
释义	have more important fish to fry have more important fish to fry To have more significant or more interesting things to do or attend to. It's really not worth my time. I've got more important fish to fry. I want Chris to help me with this project, but he claims he has more important fish to fry right now. See also: fish, fry, have, important, more Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: fish to fry, to have better/bigger/other have bigger fish to fry have other/bigger fish to fry have other fish to fry other fish to fry fry better fish to fry bigger fish to fry fish to fry Go fry an egg!
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